Monday, March 21, 2016

If your home was threatened
by destruction, what would you do? The Huaorani people in the Ecuadorian Amazon
are facing just such a threat. The insatiable oil industry is pressuring
Huaorani communities for greater access to what's left of the pristine Amazon
Rainforest in Ecuador. They seek to exploit, extract and extirpate its
resources, destroying the Huaorani way of life and the planet's most
bio-diverse ecosystem.

But there is something you can do about it.

The Huaorani are the wardens of the rainforest and their
home is under threat

Eco-responsible tourism is a viable alternative to the
exploitation of natural resources in the rainforest, where local communities
take charge of an enormously potential industry that can share the wonders of
their unique and marvelous home with travelers the world over without
compromising their naivité, territory, autonomy, and lifestyle.

In partnership with Tropic Journeys, the Huaorani Ecolodge
has been an ecotourism venture used as tool for cultural and environmental
conservation for 22 years by engaging five local Huaorani communities,
protecting 55,000 hectares of primary rainforest and accommodating over 1,500
adventure seekers from around the globe. This is #OurLastChance to keep these
communities engaged and help us protect this unique rainforest culture.

We are not asking for charity; we're asking for an
opportunity to strengthen a sustainable tourism model to help preserve this
unique forest culture in one of the world's most priceless ecosystems.

The Huaorani invite you to help make sustainability more profitable
than exploitation.

About Tropic JourneysWinner of the National
Geographic World Legacy Award, Tropic is an award–winning ecotourism
company specializing in responsible, community-based tourism in Ecuador.
Programs combine life-changing, active-but-cultural ecotourism experiences
focusing on nature, conservation, diversity and sustainability.